Wildcat Stadium (University of New Hampshire)

Wildcat Stadium

The Dungeon
Former names	Lewis Field (1936–1951) Cowell Stadium (1952–2016)
Location	145 Main Street Durham, New Hampshire 03824
Coordinates	43°08′19″N 70°56′23″W / 43.13861°N 70.93972°W / 43.13861; -70.93972
Owner	University of New Hampshire
Operator	University of New Hampshire
Capacity	11,015 (2016–present) 6,500 (1936–2015)[2]
Surface	FieldTurf
Construction
Broke ground	December 1933[1]
Opened	September 26, 1936 (first game) October 10, 1936 (dedication)
Expanded	2015
Construction cost	$25 million (expansion)
Tenants
New Hampshire Wildcats (NCAA)

Wildcat Stadium is an 11,015-seat open-air multi-purpose stadium in Durham, New Hampshire, on the campus of the University of New Hampshire (UNH). It is home to the New Hampshire Wildcats football, lacrosse and track and field varsity teams. The stadium, which runs west-northwest, consists of a FieldTurf playing surface surrounded by a 400-metre track. On either side of the track are aluminum stands (the larger home stands being on northeast side). The stadium lies just southwest of the Field House, which houses Lundholm Gym as well as Swazey Pool and the Jerry Azumah Performance Center.

The stadium is a part of the main athletics area of campus, south of Main Street and west of the railroad tracks. It replaced Memorial Field,^[3] which has since been remodeled for use by women's field hockey,^[4] and lies diagonally across Main Street beside the Whittemore Center. The track and field facility surrounding the field is named after Reggie F. Atkins, UNH class of 1928, a star student athlete who in later life donated the funds to start building the facility.